Peer-reviewed article
PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF THE FAMILY ABUSE ON THE WELL- BEING OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD
Ndidiamaka Rosekate Uwazurike, Ijeoma C Ajileye, Charles O.C Onwubiko ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined how family abuse affects the well-being of Nigerian children using a survey of 200 randomly selected students from a population of over 11,000. The researchers created and validated a questionnaire with 15 items to measure perceived family environment and child well-being. The study found that abuse is common within families and significantly harms children's development and well-being. The researchers recommend public awareness campaigns to help people understand that abuse includes more than just physical harm.
Key points
- Abuse is an integral part of the family psychological environment in Nigeria
- Abuse is detrimental to children's development and well-being
- Public awareness is needed to educate society about abuse beyond physical forms
- The instrument used (PIFPEWNC) had a reliability coefficient of 0.89
Limitations
The study used a survey design based on perceived influence rather than direct measurement or observation of abuse and well-being outcomes. The document does not specify the age range of students surveyed or provide details on the types of abuse examined beyond mentioning that abuse extends beyond physical harm.
Abstract
The study investigated the perceived influence of the physical environment of the family on the well- being of the Nigerian child, it adopted a psychological survey design, with a population of eleven thousand, two hundred and sixty four students (11, 264), while two hundred students who were randomly selected constituted the sample of the study. The instrument of the study is a researcher made questionnaire titled “Perceived Influence of Family Environment on Well Being of the Nigerian Child” (PIFPEWNC) which was validated by two experts. It was subjected to a test retest method within two weeks using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistic and a reality coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. The instrument has a four point Likert scale with fifteen items having 2.5 as its decision point. Data collected was analyzed using mean statistics. The rated score of each item was cumulatively added as cumulative weight score. The finding showed that abuse is an integral part of the family psychological environment and is detrimental to the development and well- being of children. Based on the findings it was recommended among others that public awareness should be made in the society to enlighten people on abuse as there is more to it and it is more than only physical abuse.